What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Nope, that fluid has gone bad. It picks up water and corrodes the brake lines gradually turning green, it turns a darker green as it wears away rubber seals, and eventually sooty grey signalling your braking system is about ready for a replacement of everything. Every three years is the usual interval as brake fluid is hygroscopic and absorbs water.

 

Try some quick fist straps

 

Thanks for the help. Guess I'll be bleeding the whole system tomorrow

 

Anyone have an ECGS bushing tool or know if there is a pass-off thread somewhere? (Similar to the great SWR meter swap thread)?

 

Got bilstein 5160s put on today. The shop I went to put them on upside down and told me it was fine. Not sure how I feel about it. Dont really that's you cant see the reservoirs. Function over fashion always. And the truck drives smooth as it should. But I did just replace some rancho 9000s that were past due. Is this gonna cause any problems? Any thoughts?

 

Thought it looked odd.

 

Just get some worm drive clamps and a section of rubber hose. Cut the hose to length. Thread the worm drive clamp through the hose. Attach the resi's to the crossmember with said clamps.

 

I think you can get them rather large but I typically like the rubber isolators and a worm clamp.



But you can get the fancy billet clamps too, just gotta make sure you have the clearance and the right tube OD and reservoir OD

https://www.kartek.com/parts-categories/shock-reservoir-clamps.html

 

Yeah fuck that... I fucked up the threads on a brand new tie rod end once by putting the castle nut on and smacking it. I think its worth the extra time and money to just buy a puller or at the very least rent one

 

Never seen that before I think it should be fine depending on the shock... just be careful if you plan on taking it off road

 

What are the compressed and extended measurements? I may need these.

 

brass hammers are my best friend.

 

Dont they get chewed up easily?

 

Yeah, you shave em till they die, you can buy a brass bar or brass drift instead but the hammer is more space convenient.

 

Hmmm ill have to try one of those out

 

Hmm interesting. I hope it holds up to your abuse.

 

i've got a 4 lber i use for hittin out studs and tie rods and the sorts. shes goin on 5 years now with plenty of life. i use my brass punches and drifts if i can. never a marred thread with those bad boys

 

Dang same truck I got and I just put some bilstein 5160s on today. Lol

yeah im taking back to get my money back. ill give it a shot myself, youtube makes it look easy enough

 

They have bigger

 

Yep.